Because we at Segullah love you, our readers, we are running a contest: leave a comment in this thread, and we will send two random commenters a free Consecration issue of Segullah. Yes, you can read it online, but there’s something so solid about the printed word. Also, the ethereal Consecration art adds to [...]

Angela Hallstrom’s debut novel, Bound on Earth, hit the market this week. I just bought a copy on Amazon. Here’s why you should whip out your credit card and do the same:
1. The writing is skillful and artistic, a true literary novel. I’ve never seen anything like it in Mormon lit (although I’m no expert–I [...]

Come join us as we explore the nuances of consecration: we consecrate ourselves as Relief Society Presidents and Primary pianists; in Mozambique, Idaho, Ecuador, and Nauvoo; as exhausted pregnant mothers and bewildered missionaries. It’s all in the Fall/Winter 2007 issue of Segullah, which you can read here.

Announcing the Heather Campbell Award for Excellence in Writing, Segulllah’s annual essay contest! And our Annual Poetry Contest! We want to read your stories! And your poems! And we hope you use more restraint with your exclamation points than I have done in this post!!!

Don’t forget: Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping by supporting the Gifts Outreach book fair at all Utah Barnes and Noble bookstores, Saturday October 13.

I was signing copies of GIFTS at a Barnes and Noble author event when a tall, brunette middle-aged woman approached the table. She peered at me and the stack of books at my elbow with curiosity.
“Do you have any friends or family members with Down syndrome?” I asked.
“No,” she said. “I’ve been lucky.”

We are delighted to announce our Summer 2007 issue, Patchwork: A Literary Sampler.
Read about Mary, Martha, Abish, Eve, the Manti Temple, a mother’s final quilt, breastfeeding, panic attacks, corsets, and the quiet stillness of an ordinary afternoon.

As many of you know, I have a young son with Down syndrome, and part of my life now is acting as an advocate for him and for all other people with Down syndrome.

We want to hear our readers’ voices!
Are you waxing poetic about freedom this time of year?
Or having any interesting thoughts about an essay from one of our past issues?
Do you have any other ideas for a great post?
Then e-mail me right now at brookebenton@yahoo.com, and we’ll talk about it.

Kathy Soper is one famous lady amongst our hardworking, housewiferly, and often faceless editorial board here at Segullah. And not for anything other than being the quickest return-emailer EVER.
But wait. There’s more. To read about some of Kathy’s other feats, click here. Deseret News reporter Carma Wadley visits Kathy’s home and talks to her about [...]

We received this info from our friends at AML. Go for it!

Standards will be that of an English Sonnet (sorry to those who adore others, we had to narrow the field somehow).
Deadline: Monday, April 30th.
Have fun and play within the lines– like within the gospel, where there are rules that we hold sacred, but a lot of breadth of scope in our [...]

Q: What’s pudgy, bony, stinky, sensuous, frail, mighty, and beautiful?
A: Your body.
True, it hurts, it sweats, it tends to break down when you need them most. But it is also miraculous. A divine gift, a divine dwelling-pace. The mortal body is something to rejoice about.
Join us in the celebration! Read our brand-new spring issue,  Tabernacles: The Mortal Body. 
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We’re pleased to announce the honorees for Segullah’s 2006 literary contests. These works will be published in our Summer 2007 issue, coming in July. The deadline for our 2007 contests is December 31. Get writing!
Heather Campbell Personal Essay Contest
Winner ($100 prize): Honor in the Ordinary by Lisa Rumsey Harris
Honorable Mention: Finding Myself on Google [...]

We are currently accepting art submissions for the summer issue of Segullah, Patchwork.
Interested?
We are looking for digital photographs of quilts, hand or machine pieced and hand quilted.
Please send the digital files (including a photograph of the entire quilt as well as cameos/close-ups of individual squares/patterns) to art@segullah.org.
Deadline: May 15th, 2007